# Avian Flu Is Driving Up Egg Prices: What It Means for Grain Farmers - AgWeb

> AgWeb reported that HPAI is cutting into poultry sales, the largest demand driver for corn and soybean meal, after President Trump called egg prices out of control. The US poultry industry has lost nearly 28 million layers to depopulation in early 2025, and about 156 million birds have been lost since 2022. USDA has announced a $1 billion mitigation program.

- Date: 2025-03-05 · published 2025-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25607-avian-flu-is-driving-up-egg-prices-what-it-means-for-grain-farmers-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer layers reduce demand for corn and soybean meal from poultry feed mills, which weighs on grain prices. A recovery in production would support feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2017-12-07 | [SA egg prices seen rising 20% after avian flu outbreak - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67479-sa-egg-prices-seen-rising-20-after-avian-flu-outbreak-moneyweb.md) | +2.9% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-28 | [Coronavirus hits already struggling US farmers with drop in prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7966-coronavirus-hits-already-struggling-us-farmers-with-drop-in-prices.md) | +3.6% | -5.7% |
| SBM | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/avian-flu-driving-egg-prices-what-it-means-grain-farmers

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